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cheesehead

cheesehead

1 8.7
A sports fan from Wisconsin who supports teams like the Green Bay Packers
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːzˌhɛd/
  • Informal
translation icon : aficionado de Wisconsin
  • As a proud cheesehead, I never miss a Packers game.
  • fellow cheesehead
  • Wisconsin cheeseheads

Examples

  • Are you a cheesehead, too?

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  • I'm a cheesehead.

    Identity Thief (2013)

  • But I am a retired teacher, a liberal, a strong believer in unions, and I have loved what you cheeseheads have been doing.

    Blog text (27)

  • Joining us is our first three-peat guest on Cheesehead Radio, former Packer and the great writer over at the National Football Post, Matt Bowen.

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  • We Chi Bears fans can say nasty things about cheeseheads, but I do believe that they would have stepped aside and given you the room you needed.

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  • But it's a long season, and if anyone can figure out a way to diagnose the Packers' problems (or at least rant about them), it's the Cheesehead Radio gang.

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  • During the football season, many cheeseheads gather at pubs to cheer for their team.

  • Every winter, the annual cheesehead convention attracts fans from all over Wisconsin.

Synonyms

rooter
vscheesehead
  • Informal
4 6.8

A person who loudly cheers for a sports team at games

refers to a playful regional nickname for fans of one state's teams

Surface Forms

cheesehead singular
cheeseheads plural

Morphology

cheesehead = cheese + head (semi-transparent) = cheese + head

The compound structure is clear, but the sense 'fan of Wisconsin teams' depends on cultural knowledge linking cheese to Wisconsin and to wearing cheese hats.

Etymology

Cheesehead is a playful nickname for a Wisconsin sports fan because people who wear the foam 'cheese' hat are called cheeseheads, so the word now means a proud fan, especially of the Green Bay Packers.